The 2001 Community Housing and Infrastructure Needs Survey found that there were 327 Indigenous communities with a population of 50 or more. Of these, 213 (65.1%) had some form of sporting facilities while 108 (33.0%) had no sporting facilities at all. For the remaining 6 (1.8%), the information was not provided.

The sports facilities which were most common were outdoor courts and sports grounds. Of the communities with sports facilities, 82.6% (176) had outdoor courts and 77.9% (166) had sports grounds.

The state with the highest percentage of Indigenous communities lacking any sporting facilities was NSW where 53.1% (26) were in this situation. The state with the lowest percentage was Queensland where only 11.4% (5 communities) had no sporting facilities.

8.4 INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES WITH A POPULATION OF 50 OR MORE, Access to sporting facilities by state and territory - 2001

COMMUNITIES WITH SPORTING FACILITIES

State or territory

Sports grounds

Outdoor courts

Indoor or
covered
sporting
facilities

Swimming
pools

Other
buildings
used for
sport

Other
community
sporting
facilities

No sporting facilities

All communities(a)

New South Wales

13

14

3

1

4

1

26

49

Queensland

27

29

7

5

17

2

5

44

South Australia

17

17

2

1

6

1

8

26

Western Australia

41

56

2

8

12

-

21

81

Northern Territory

66

58

15

7

15

5

48

124

Australia(b)

166

176

29

22

55

9

108

327

- nil or rounded to zero (including null cells)

(a) Includes 'Whether community has sporting facilities' not stated.

(b) Victoria and Tasmania included in Australia for confidentiality reasons. The Australian Capital Territory did not have any discrete Indigenous communities.

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